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Basketball - NBC SportsSat, 10 Dec 2016 04:21:02 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: borderline1988http://nba.nbcsports.com/2013/07/16/chauncey-billups-i-expect-to-start-at-point-guard-for-pistons/comment-page-1/#comment-220839
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:03:42 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220839True – Iverson was on a much weaker 76ers team. There’s no way Billups (on his own) would have led the 76ers to the NBA Finals.

That being said, the East was TERRIBLE during those years when Iverson was in his prime. The 76ers would likely have been battling for the bottom playoff seeds in the West. Same with Jason Kidd’s Nets.

Detroit at least could compete with the teams in the West, and even won a championship against the Lakers.

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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:49:30 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220834This is not correPG.ct. Iverson was a great individual talent who one time was able to put a team on his back and carry them to the finals…and get killed there. Billups was a leader who made those around him better. Look at Rip Hamilton’s dropoff once Billups left. Scoring titles don’t mean much when you lose all the time.

AI was a better talent, but Billups was a better PG.

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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 06:14:37 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220761Chauncey has one more Finals MVP the A.I. has.
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:22:18 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220739Chauncey don’t hurt the Pistons chances of re-building . Retire now before the season starts and do the team a favor . You are too slow , old , and still living in the past .
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:28:02 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220720Wrong. Billups has had a longer career, but in his prime Allen Iverson was one of the most dominant players of all-time. He revolutionized the guard positions. Before AI the point guard was usually pass first and the shooting guard ran off of screens and, well, shot. In today’s game slashers dominate. Guy who can get to the rim consistently are gold to general managers. Allen Iverson allowed for small scoring guards to dominate the NBA. Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose, Brandon Jennings, Kyrie Irving, etc. These guys owe their careers to Allen Iverson. He opened the door for the small scoring guard. Chauncey has been a consistently valuable player for teams. He is clutch, he is a leader, and he brings a good offensive game, but he was never where Allen Iverson was. He’s never been an MVP, he hasn’t been to as many all-star games, he hasn’t changed the game.

Allen Iverson at a point in his career was the most dominant scorer I have ever seen. He got into the lane with ease and finished at the rim better than anyone his size. The man made some of the most ridiculous shots in traffic, and played with a competitive spirit that is lacking in the NBA today. The reason Allen’s career has been cut short was because of the competitive spirit he plays with. His body took a beating in traffic throughout his career and injuries began to catch up. He was also never able to accept a lesser role. Winners want the ball in their hands and Allen was never willing to give the ball up to younger players when his body and game began to diminish.

13 years ago people would have told you it was too early to tell. Allen would have only finished his 4th professional season while Chauncey would have only finished his third. 13 years ago they were still kids. Today, I will tell you that Allen Iverson had a better career.

I know I will get a lot of thumbs downs from Pistons fans, but you have to think with your brain and not your heart. Allen Iverson has registered more points, rebounds, assists (yes, assists), steals, and has shot a higher percentage for his career than Chauncey Billups in 2 less seasons and they’re not even close. Allen has almost 10,000 more points, over 300 more rebounds, and nearly a thousand more steals. The only one that is close are assists, but AI still has about 40 more assists in 2 fewer seasons. Their careers are barely comparable. Allen Iverson, despite all of his issues, is one of the greatest players in this leagues history. He has the 6th highest scoring average of any player in league history. He is 4th in minutes played per game, ninth in steals per game, and has the 3rd highest usage rating of all time. Chauncey has been great, borderline Hall of Fame great, but Allen Iverson has changed the game forever.

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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:41:45 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220678Wrong. Detroit won the title in ’04 because they were a team, and Billups was a true PG who made his teammates better. AI would have destroyed the team had he been with Detroit because he always was a score first, pass never guard who never made his teammates better. Plus, Billups is a big guard who can play defense. Which is why AI’s out of the league now, and Billups is still in.
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:28:26 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220674LOL @ Chauncey’s expectations
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:27:58 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220673WAIT A SECOND WHEN DID HE GO BACK TO THE PISTONS?????? I DON’T REMEMBER THIS…
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:27:39 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-2206721 more thing, how many championships did Iverson win???
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Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:26:46 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220670@ Ohio;

I disagree, Iverson was one of the greatest scorers the league has ever seen, fearless and tough as nails. But that’s all he was. CB Played D, passed the ball, took and made big shots, a much more complete player. I much prefer CB over Iverson, comparing prime to prime. Both players had very good talent around them, as I said, CB was a more complete player…

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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 23:11:03 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220640Larrybrown43 that is the stupidest comment ever. How many mvps has Chauncey won? How many scoring titles? If iverson was on those Detroit teams in the 2000s they would have been a dynasty. If Chauncey was on the sixers they would have been a lottery team every year
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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:32:22 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220617So who had a better career, Billups or Iverson? Thirteen years ago many would’ve said A. I. Now they realize just how wrong that was.
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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:01:06 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220605Billups was once great, but Detroit is in a world of trouble if he’s their starter this year with the young speed there is at that position in the East.
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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:26:19 +0000https://nbcprobasketballtalk.wordpress.com/?p=675901#comment-220591C.B. is a consummate pro. He knows that Brandon will probably start but as a former starter, veteran and leader C.B. is supposed to push his younger teammates. He can’t allow Brandon to believe all he has to do is show up and the starting job will be handed to him.
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